Shays seems to be making quite the "surreal" impression, as usual, referencing Kenesaw Mountain Landis and the great Rafael "Palmerry"'s 3000 career hits:
10:49 | Black Sox and Steroids
Christopher Shays (R-Conn.), called the scene "surreal" in his opening remarks/diatribe, and then began some surreal questions of his own. He invoked the Black Sox scandal, and then suggested that players involved with steroids should be dealt with as harshly as Kenesaw Mountain Landis did with the Eight Men Out from 1919.
"Why should cheating be a matter of collective bargaining?" he asked rhetorically to Mitchell - who, as usual, had a measured and informed response.
"It has been settled law in the United States for more than 20 years that drug testing in the workplace is a subject of collective bargaining." Showing some restraint, Mitchell omitted the requisite "duh", given the solemnity of these proceedings.
Shays interrupted and plowed ahead: "But isn't there a difference? The purpose of these drugs is not to give pleasure. It's to give an unbelievable advantage to players."
Shays continued, and later during his five minutes referred to Rafael Palmeiro as "Palmerry." Mitchell kept his composure during a confounding question, regarding whether Palmeiro had tested positive "before his three-hundredth hit?"
A knowledgeable baseball fan despite recent events, Mitchell responded: "I'm sorry, before what?"
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